The ISO/TS 16949:2009 standard, which contains all of ISO 9001:2008, along with automotive sector-specific requirements from the American QS-9000, German VDA 6.1, French EAQF and Italian AVSQ quality standards, places major emphasis on customer satisfaction and promises to lay the foundation for an exceptional line of products.

The standard affects companies that manufacture or supply components and other products to the American, German, French, Italian, British, Japanese and other automotive industries